hi list,
thanks duff, very interesting use of the a113!!!i have
one but i have never tried something like it...
bakis.

--- duffnuff < duffnuff@... > wrote:

> <jmaddocks1975@y...> wrote:
> > Also the Subharmonic Osc. sounds very interesting,
> anyone
> used one
>
> i'll take a minute to comment on the a113..
>
> it's an interesting module in that it allows you to
> play 'chords' of
> just about any musical or dissonant context, all
> from a single
> square wave Osc signal, and allows you to store
> 'mixturs' in
> banks which can be recalled on the fly using
> footswitches or
> other gate signals for changing 'chords' as you
> play. this is
> described in detail on the doepfer site and it works
> as expected
> in this capacity, many rich tones are to be had. if
> you're looking
> for subharmonics in a 'dope bass' sorta way, this
> won't do it, (the
> a113 only processes square waves and in turn outputs
> sawtooth
> waves) so for the super deep 'subharmonic' bass
> you're better
> off w a self oscillating LP filter or sine wave Osc.
>
> and for those of you who remember my moaning about
> the lack
> of an odd-factor clock divider a while back...
>
> i have to say the most note-worthy dicovery i've
> made recently is
> using the a113 as a clock divider. this is very
> cool for dividing a
> clock pulse by odd factors of 3, 5, 6, 7, etc...even
> better when
> different divisions are mixed via 138. try this w
> dynamic mixing
> within the 138 for bringing polyrhythmic elements in
> and out.
> as you may know, most conventional clock dividers
> only divide
> by factors of 2, 4, 8, 16, etc., so what makes the
> a113 extra
> special in this regard is not only the odd division
> capability but
> the fact that there are 4 of them available
> simultaneously w an
> indiv output per divider. as you can imagine, this
> can pull some
> downright naughty rhythms out of the a155. (and we
> all know
> what sawtooths do to the a155) but if you prefer
> less
> randomness step-wise, run the a113's sawtooth output
> through
> a signal modifier such as a160 seq or a162 trig
> delay (both
> settings at zero) and it straightens it back into a
> 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
> trig signal, giving you an honest, odd but ordered
> division rather
> than having the a155 jump steps all over the place (
> but in time)
> from the sawtooth. try it both ways!
>
> so overall i'd say the a113 a very unique module w
> many
> interesting applications that would require very
> complicated
> patching otherwise..conventional no. fun yes. i
> think it's
> great.
>
> -duff
>
>

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